Archive: October 2017

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on October 22, 2017 –We discussed our common read, Leading Change in the Congregation, and shared the points of Chapter 1 that resonated most for each of us. We will read Chapter 2 for our next meeting. –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported a small deficit in

Click to read the eWeekly online and see what’s coming up! Learn about the Soup Supper, Bring a Friend to Church, New Membership Classes, our annual Chili Cook-off, and more. Get out your calendar, click the link, and find opportunities for you to be a part of bringing our community closer together. Check it out!

Click to read the eWeekly online to see what’s going on at Peoples! We’ve got a Mission Renewal Event TONIGHT (October 12), a Soup Supper next week, and have you gotten your new church directory email invitation? Click the link to find out all about these and more.

As summer ends and autumn begins, we see changes all around us in the world. Students return to school and enter new classes. The green life of the trees transitions to the gorgeous colors of dormancy. Stadiums that were quiet for months come to life with cheers for players, cheerleaders and bands. The warm summer

Mission When? Mission Now! It’s October already! Can you believe it? The days march on as we continue the work to complete our Mission in time for our congregational meeting in December. We’ve got our values, we talked about our vision, and now the Mission Team needs feedback to help them craft the Mission.

Click to read the eWeekly online. We have lots of events coming up this week! There’s a Full Moon Ritual scheduled tonight (October 5), Craft Day this Saturday, a Mission Forum on Sunday, Van Vechten and CUUPs on Monday, plus another Mission Event next week. Learn all about all the things by clicking and

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on September 27, 2017 –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported a small deficit in August due to lower pledge and other income. Our overall balance for the year is still positive in part since we did not pay a Director of Religious Education salary over the summer. –We

What do we need to learn about ourselves and our own ego before we can begin to forgive? What spiritual disciplines can help us prepare? We will start this month on Forgiveness with the inner work of self awareness and self reflection. Service led by Rev. Rebecca with music by Scott Mansfield.

Desmond Tutu believes that forgiveness is always possible. In this service we will learn about Tutu’s Fourfold Path for Healing and his work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa as a model we can use to practice forgiveness in our everyday lives. Service by Rev. Rebecca with music by Arianne